A Fond Farewell to Nora Ephron and Her Vision

After learning of the tragic passing of the legendary Nora Ephron yesterday, I mourned her wit and talent—Heartburn is one of my very favorite movies of hers. And then, I’ll admit, I mourned the loss of her eye for design. I’ve always thought that the set designs in her films were as major a character as anyone Tom Hanks or Meg Ryan played. And then I read this and realized I’m not alone.

After all, I can’t think of You’ve Got Mail without thinking of The Shop Around the Corner. Couldn’t you just picture yourself curling up with a good book in this cozy bookstore?

Yes! You've nailed it right on the head! That is the number one reason I love Nora Epfron films, the sets! I love Meg Ryan's and Tom Hanks' character's apartment in You've got Mail. I swear watch and rewind, and re-watch the opening scene, with the camera floating around her apartment, about a 100 times.

I too love that opening scene in, "You've Got Mail", I want to live in that apartment! I want to be Meg's character and own the Shop Around the Corner…..I've always dreamed of my own business…something that was mine, all mine……………..sigh!